Musaraña de los Apeninos vs Contrary Webcap

Sorex samniticus compared with Cortinarius variicolor

Key Differences

• Musaraña de los Apeninos is Least Concern while Contrary Webcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Musaraña de los Apeninos	Contrary Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Sorex	Cortinarius
Species	Sorex samniticus	Cortinarius variicolor

Conservation Status

Musaraña de los Apeninos

LC — Least Concern

Contrary Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Musaraña de los Apeninos	Contrary Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Musaraña de los Apeninos

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Contrary Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Musaraña de los Apeninos

The Apennine Shrew (Sorex samniticus) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.